When were you diagnosed with depression?
By jewl1126
@jewl1126 (102)
United States
May 7, 2009 5:31am CST
I have had a crazy life growing up, but was always able to see the happy stuff and processed things in a more positive way than most of my siblings. But, as I grew up, things became different...as an adult things weren't so easy to brush off. It was after I had my second daughter and went for a routine physical that I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I sort of laughed, but it did make sense: the moods, the tiredness, etc. I at least had a name for the way I was feeling and acting.
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@emilie2300 (1882)
• United States
7 May 09
I was diagonosed when I was 12 I was in a mental hospital at the age 12 and at the age 15.
I am currently still taking medication as a adult. I feel it is helping. I only had my medication changed once I used to take Prozac. I now take Effexor XR. The doses have been increased over periods of time.
I have been on Effexor XR for a few years now.
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@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
7 May 09
When I was a child but back then nothing was generally done about it and more often than not it was ignored by society....I was rediagnosed and put on medication 7 yrs or so ago..
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@besthope44 (12123)
• India
8 Oct 10
I use to manage depression, listening musiq, playing violen and i like chocolates, and i feel i get refreshed after having my chocolates. And best remedy is Meditation, try breathing exercise, it will help you balance and handle depression.
